Those costs are on top of the nearly $880 billion employers spend on the health care benefits for employees and dependents.

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Missed work due to poor health adds up to a whopping total of nearly 1.4 billion days annually, and amounts to 60 cents for every dollar employers spend on health care benefits. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Employees who suffer from poor health can be expensive. While employers already spend nearly $880 billion on the health care benefits they provide to employees and dependents, that’s not the only thing that costs them.